In 2013, the 20th anniversary of the International organization TURKSOI and the 100th anniversary of the birth of the famous founder of the Kazakh classical music Mukan Tulebaev was marked by two memorable events. One of the TURKSOI projects was the staging of the opera "Birzhan and Sarah" , which won the hearts of the audience.
Within the project, talented artists of Samsun theater with guest artists from the Turkic republics held three productions of this great work.
After the first performance in November 18, 2013, in Samsun, it was staged on December 16 in Kazakhstan in the framework of events dedicated to the 22th anniversary of the founding of the Republic . January 6, 2014, it was the last time the artists took the stage for a performance of the opera "Birzhan and Sarah."
For the final show of the Turkish premiere of the opera, the artists from Uzbekistan - Firuz Yusupova from Kazakhstan - Shahmardan Abilov of Tatarstan ( Russia) - Rigina Valieva were invited.
The Secretary-General of TURKSOI Dusen Kaseinov shared with the audience glad news, having announced that in the coming year this magnificent work would be performed on the stages of other Turkic republics.
Press service Ministry of Culture of Tatarstan